In April 2013, SZA released her S EP to good critical reviews— in July of that same year, it was announced she was signed to Top Dawg Entertainment and began working on her Z EP, which would eventually become a full-fledged album. Z was released in April 2014.
Her debut album, CTRL was released on June 9, 2017 through Top Dawg Entertainment and RCA Records. The album features guest appearances from Travis Scott, Kendrick Lamar, James Fauntleroy, and Isaiah Rashad. Upon release, CTRL was a massive critical and commercial success, and catapulted SZA into fame. The record debuted at #3 on the Billboard 200. The album then received acclaim from music critics, many praised its cohesiveness and production, as well as SZA's vocal delivery. In 2018, CTRL received 4 Grammy nominations. She was then nominated Best New Artist. The album was ranked at 472 on Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time list, her first to do so.
After a 5 year hiatus from music, SZA released her second studio album, SOS on December 9, 2022 through Top Dawg Entertainment and RCA Records.The album features guest appearances from Don Toliver, Phoebe Bridgers, Travis Scott, and the late Ol' Dirty Bastard. Six singles were released between 2020 and 2023 to promote SOS, five were top-ten hits on the US Billboard Hot 100. The fifth, "Kill Bill", was SZA's first song to hit #1 on the Billboard Hot 100. The album debuted at number one on the Billboard 200, SZA's first to do so, and also broke the record for the largest streaming week for an R&B album in the US alone. Several media publications ranked it as one of the best albums of 2022 and 2023. In 2023, it was ranked number 351 in Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time, joining her debut album CTRL on the list.
To continue to promote the album, SZA had embarked on a North American, European, and Australian arena tour, the SOS Tour, from February 2023 to April 2024.
At the 66th Annual Grammy Awards, the album and its tracks received a total of nine nominations, including Album of the Year, and won Best Progressive R&B Album. The record was a total commercial success.
“LANA" is the upcoming third studio album/deluxe of SZAs second studio album “SOS" released through Top Dawg Entertainment and RCA Records. “Saturn" was released as the album's lead single on February 22, 2024, and was teased and performed at the 66th Annual Grammy Awards. SZA said herself that this deluxe became a whole other album. The album will be approximately 15 songs, and will include leaked songs from SOS. The deluxe was hinted at on December 10, 2023 through various photos posted on her Instagram captioned “LANA”.
Although there is no release date set, SZA did confirm the record will be released sometime in 2024.
CASTLES
SZA Lyrics
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Wish I was prettier a little for ya
Maybe I'll understand when I get older
I just don't get it yet
I'm not finished yet
Feel like maturity is overrated
I'm not into that
She just don't get it yet
Who could I be?
Visions clearer for me, me, me (me)
Tell me if it's easier for you
Tell me if it's easier for you
Tell me if it's easier for you
Tell me it gets easier for me
Shattered a thousand times before you found me
Kickin' the pieces I bet I'll never amount to
Anything, I just don't get it yet
Not meant to get it yet
Boxes and paradigms, I move around it
Spaces inside your mind, I'm safe and sound, where
I can breath, I feel, I can breath
Don't leave me yet
Who could I be?
Visions clearer for me, me, me (me)
Tell me if it's easier for you
Tell me if it's easier for you
Tell me if it's easier for you
Tell me it gets easier for me
Tell me if it's easier for you
Tell me if it's easier for you
Tell me if it's easier for you
Tell me it gets easier for me
Sandcastles and all that shit that I like
The song "Castles" by SZA is a contemplative and introspective piece about self-doubt, personal growth, and self-discovery. The singer expresses her insecurity and wishes she was "prettier" to please her love interest. She thinks that she'll understand better when she gets older and she feels like she's not finished or mature yet. The singer thinks that maturity is overrated, and she is not interested in societal expectations of matching lingerie sets. The singer feels like she's not living up to her potential, and she expresses her struggles with figuring out who she really is and what her purpose in life is.
The singer then talks about how she has been shattered a thousand times before she was found, and she doesn't think she'll amount to anything. She feels like she's not meant to understand everything yet, and she's still learning and growing. She then talks about her ability to navigate and move around different boxes and paradigms and find a space where she can feel safe and breathe. The singer asks the listener to tell her if it gets easier for them and wishes for the same relief for herself. She ends with the line "Sandcastles and all that shit that I like."
Line by Line Meaning
Wish I was prettier a little for ya
I wish I looked better for you
Maybe I'll understand when I get older
Perhaps when I'm older, I will comprehend
I just don't get it yet
I still don't understand
I'm not finished yet
I'am still a work in progress
Feel like maturity is overrated
I think becoming an adult is not as worthwhile as people say it is
None of my panties match, my momma hates it
My mother doesn't like the fact that I'm not matching my underwear
She just don't get it yet
My mother still doesn't understand me
Who could I be?
I wonder who I could potentially become
Visions clearer for me, me, me (me)
My personal goals and aspirations are becoming more apparent
Tell me if it's easier for you
Let me know if things are simpler for you
Tell me it gets easier for me
Inform me that things will get better for me
Shattered a thousand times before you found me
I have been broken down many times before you came into my life
Kickin' the pieces I bet I'll never amount to
I'm kicking around the shattered pieces of myself and don't think I will ever be successful
Anything, I just don't get it yet
I still don't comprehend anything
Not meant to get it yet
It's not time for me to understand it
Boxes and paradigms, I move around it
I am trying to breakthrough and go beyond traditional and narrow ways of thinking
Spaces inside your mind, I'm safe and sound, where
I feel comfortable within your mind and ideas
I can breath, I feel, I can breath
Here, I can breathe and feel alive
Don't leave me yet
Please don't go just yet
Sandcastles and all that shit that I like
I enjoy building sandcastles and other things
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Solana I. Rowe, William F. Vanderheyden
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@Deividssb
Wish I was prettier a little for ya
Maybe I’ll understand when I get older
I just don’t get it yet
I’m not finished yet
Feel like maturity is overrated
None of my panties match my momma hates it
I’m not into that
She just don't get it yet
Whooo could I be?
Passions clearer for me, me, me, me
So
Tell me if it's easier for ya
Tell me if it's easier for you
Tell me if it's easier for ya
Tell me it gets easier for me
Shattered a thousand times before you found me
Kickin the pieces I bet I’ll never amount to
Anything, I just don’t get it yet
Not meant to get it yet
Boxes and paradigms I move around it
Spaces inside your mind I’m safe and sound where
I can breath, I feel, I can breath
Don’t leave me yet!
Whoooo could I be
Visions clearer for me, me, me, me
Tell me if it's easier for you
Tell me if it's easier for you
Tell me if it's easier for you
Tell me it gets easier for me
Sandcastles and all that shit that I like
@zachhh333
YESSS HER OLD MUSIC IS GETTING ATTENTION NO WAY!!! LOVE U FOR THIS BRO. If u ever get a chance do u think u could do euphraxia or pray du think omg 🥺
@kj989
I love Euphraxia 😌
@goldengod9949
Prayyyyyy!
@700hyu
Oh man her older music is so amazing. So much nostalgia. Middle school, never paying attention, looking out the window listening to these songs on soundcloud through my shitty dollar store headphones lmao. Makes me so happy to see her blowing up and growing since I knew her back in the days.
@jmoods1820
Yess!!!
@haidygamal9222
I need to listen what you listen
@marzfromafar4309
Man you apart of my tears wit this one…
@YourBigSisMel
I was obsessed with this song 🥺🥺🥺🥺 . I’m happy everyone is appreciating her old songs/ sound. 🥰🧚🏾♀️
@zezelugv344
frrr
@n3rdft3rd
ONGGG